Governors
Role of the Governing Body
The role of the Governing Body is to act as a strategic leader of the school. The law states that the Governing Body should “conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school”. In all types of schools, governing bodies should have a strong focus on three core strategic functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; this aspect of the role is often described as being a “critical friend”
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
All Governors are volunteers and include parents, staff and members of the local community. Governors are not involved in the day-to-day running of the school which is the responsibility of the Headteacher. At BPS we have two committees through which Governors conduct much of their work:
- Curriculum and Standards
- Resources
Members of the Governing Body may be contacted via the School Office.
Meet our governors
| Name | Role | Responsibilities |
| Andy Paulden | Chair of Governors | Performance Management, Health and Safety, Development, Safeguarding |
| Sam Brewer | Headteacher | - |
| Giles Cuddy | Co-opted Governor | Sports |
| Sam Davison | Local Authority Governor | Finance Chair, GDPR, ICT |
| Louise Denith | Co-opted Governor | |
| David Hancock | Co-opted Governor | SEN, Pupil Premium, More Able and Talented, |
| Jock Fraser | Associate Member | - |
| Sue Fish | Associate Member | PSHE |
| Colleen Gowlett | Parent Governor | Wellbeing |
| Nicola Lambros | Co-opted Governor | |
| Sarah Searle | Co-opted Governor | |
| Tracey Stanton | Staff Governor | Equality |
| Jayne Webster | Co-opted Governor | Maths |
